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CVE-2015-8721

Buffer overflow in the tvb_uncompress function in epan/tvbuff_zlib.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet with zlib compression.

Published

2016-01-04T05:59:11.780

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application wireshark wireshark 1.12.0 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.12.1 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.12.2 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.12.3 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.12.4 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.12.5 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.12.6 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.12.7 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.12.8 Yes
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